Marco Masini is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and pianist.
Enzo Ghinazzi, best known as Pupo, is an Italian singer, lyricist, television presenter, writer and voice actor.
The Italy men's national basketball team represents Italy in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP).
Nada is an Italian singer. She was nicknamed Il pulcino del Gabbro.
Giorgio Faletti was an Italian writer, musician, actor and comedian. Born in Asti, Piedmont, he lived on Elba Island. His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europe, South America, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
Francesco Benigno, is an Italian actor, director, singer and television personality.
Giuseppe Povia, better known just as Povia, is an Italian rock singer-songwriter.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2013, officially the 63rd Italian Song Festival, was the 63rd annual Sanremo Music Festival, a televised song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, between 12 and 16 February 2013 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show, presented by Fabio Fazio with Italian comedy actress Luciana Littizzetto, featured two different competitions. The Big Artists section included 14 established Italian artists, competing with two songs each. During the semi-finals, a song for each artist was eliminated as a result of votes received by public and journalists. On 16 February 2013, Marco Mengoni, based on a combination of televotes and points awarded by a jury, was announced the winner of the competition, with his song "L'essenziale". The Newcomers' section featured eight songs performed by debuting or little known artists. On 13 and 14 February 2013, music journalists and televotes determined the four finalists of the competition. The final winner of the Newcomers' section, Antonio Maggio with the song "Mi servirebbe sapere", was announced on 15 February 2013, based on points awarded by a jury and on televotes.
Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella, is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter.
"Lady Barbara" is a song written by Totò Savio, Giancarlo Bigazzi, and Claudio Cavallaro and performed by Renato dei Profeti, founder of the group I Profeti at his first solo venture. The song won the Un disco per l'estate festival and peaked at first place on the Italian hit parade. The same year the song also named a musicarello film, Lady Barbara, directed by Mario Amendola and starred by the same Renato dei Profeti.
The Sanremo Music Festival 1990, officially the 40th Italian Song Festival, was the 40th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Palafiori in Sanremo, province of Imperia, between 28 February and 3 March 1990 and broadcast on Rai 1.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2004, officially the 54th Italian Song Festival, was the 54th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, between 2 and 6 March 2004 and broadcast by Rai 1.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2016, officially the 66th Italian Song Festival, was the 66th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy between 9 and 13 February 2016 and organised and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Carlo Conti, who also served as the artistic director for the competition. Conti hosted the show together with Virginia Raffaele, Mădălina Diana Ghenea and Gabriel Garko. The program was written by Carlo Conti, Ivana Sabatini, Emanuele Giovannini, Leopoldo Siano, Giona Peduzzi, Riccardo Cassini, Martino Clericetti and Mario D'Amico.
Stadio is an Italian pop rock band formed in 1977. The members are Giovanni Pezzoli (drums), Roberto Drovandi, Andrea Fornili (guitar), and Gaetano Curreri.
Federico Salvatore was an Italian singer-songwriter and comedian.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2018, officially the 68th Italian Song Festival, was the 68th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and organised and broadcast by RAI.
Cuore d'artista is the fourth studio album by Italian singer Noemi, released on 12 February 2016 by Sony Music. The album was launched by the single "La borsa di una donna", co-written by Marco Masini and performed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2016, where it placed 8th in the Big Artists Section. Italian singer-songwriters Ivano Fossati, Giuliano Sangiorgi and Gaetano Curreri also penned other tracks featured on the album, while Noemi only co-wrote the track "I Love You".
"Montagne verdi" is a 1972 song composed by Gianni Bella (music) and Giancarlo Bigazzi (lyrics) and performed by Marcella Bella.
L'uomo volante is a 2004 song by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Masini, written with Giuseppe Dati and Goffredo Orlandi. With this song, Masini won the Sanremo Music Festival 2004, receiving as well the Volare Award for Best Lyrics and the Radio and TV press award.
"Si può dare di più" is a 1987 song composed by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi and Raf and performed by Tozzi with Gianni Morandi and Enrico Ruggeri. It won the 37th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
